Zanis Katlaps was born on October 14, 1907 in village Katlani, Tukkum uyezd, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tukums Municipality, Latvia]. He was an actor, known for
Kauguriesi (1941),
Pec vetras (1956) and
Zhavoronok (1965). He died on November 13, 1968 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].